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NASB | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, "Can it really be that God has said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" [Rev 12:9-11] |
Subject: Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? |
Bible Note: Dear Emmaus, You cite Paul's letter to Timothy as support for your theory that Adam may have been guilty of sin prior to his eating of the "forbidden fruit". 1 Tim 2:12-14 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet. For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. Please explain how the above passage relates to what I had posted to you. Don't mis-understand...If Adam had not eaten of the fruit, God would not have cursed his offspring. Adam was Eve's covenant head as Christ is the covenant head of His church. Therefore, Adam commited a far greater transgression than did Eve. She was decieved; Adam was not. Why he knowingly rebelled against God's command is a mystery to me. What concerned me was the speculation that Adam sinned by not protecting Eve from Satan in the first place! Eve certainly was decieved, but that fact did not exonerate her in the eyes of God "the woman being deceived, fell into transgression." I cautioned you for that reason. It is not wise, in my estimation, to entertain ideas that are not supportable by Scripture. Vain imaginings are the breeding ground of false doctrines. John Reformed |